your questions answered

PUB. DATE

August 2000

SOURCE

Cabinet Maker;08/25/2000, Issue 5202, p7

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents a question-and-answer advisory on the furniture business. Differences between a guarantee and warranty; Customer complaint concerning the style and design of an extended table; Responsibility of retailers with respect to a manufacturing fault.

The article reports that the Pensions Regulator has been urged to investigate the pensions obligations of various companies in Great Britain. The investigation was called for after soft furnishing manufacturer Walker Greenbank offered its employees tax-free cash in return for giving up pension...

Reports on the decision of the state of New Mexico to buy a performance warranty for the New Mexico 44 highway. Cost of maintaining the highway; Terms of the warranty provided by contractor Koch Materials.

This article reports that warranties are one of the most misunderstood concepts in the construction industry. Warranties may be express, implied or statutory. Most, construction contracts contain warranties. In limited circumstances, courts have implied warranties to protect parties where there...

Contemplates other areas where insurance companies can develop products which address customer needs and are consistent with the core competencies of insurance professionals. Growing demand for product warranties; Basic aspects of insurance involved in selling a guarantee; How the notion of...

Discusses key points that one must consider if he/she is to
venture into suretyships. Scenarios where surety often occur;
Provisions of law that guides parties in a surety transaction;
Comments from Francis Newham, a director of law firm Cliffe Dekker.